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GENTLEMEN'S HIGH GRADE OUTFITTING

The dollar, on derränd,

to-day at 1/5·1-2.

FINAL EDITION

China" Mail

Court

Fat. 1845.

Est. 1445.

HONG KONG HOTEL GARAGE,

STUBES ROAD.

THE OLDEST - ESTABLISHED NEWSPAPER IN THE FAR EAST

Tel. 27778.

No. 28,619

HONG KONG, TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1934,⠀⠀⠀ PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

AT HOME PRICES

BERNARDS OF HARWICH

CHATER ROAD,

HONG KONG.

CABINET MINISTER RESIGNS AS SEQUEL TO FRENCH SWINDLE

M. DALIMIER OUT

GOVERNMENT

SAVED FROM

COLLAPSE

PREMIER'S DEMAND

FULFILLED.

+

MINISTER OF COLONIES WHO RECOMMENDED BONDS

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL. (By Telegraph, Copyright. Telepro phie Messages Ordinance, 1994. "Er- crived January 3, 984 am}

Paris, To-day.

M. Dalimier, the

INDIAN AS ACTING GOVERNOR

OF MADRAS

Appointment Of Sir M. Behadur

Approved By King

London, To-day.

The King has approved the ap pointment of Khan Bahadur Sir Muhammad Behadur, Member of the

Executive Council of the Governor of Madras, to act as

U.S. BIMETALLISM

UNLIKELY

SILVER AND GOLD STILL

IN SAME RATIO

Governor of Madras in place of SILVER RISE DEPENDS ON CHINA'S

Sir George Stanley during the latter's absence while xeting as Viceroy-British Wireless Service.

BAYONNE MAYOR ARRESTED

CITY STUPIFIED.

AND INDIA'S · IMPORTS

SPECIAL TO CHINA MALL.

(By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegraphic Messages Ordinance, 1894. Received January 9, 9.04 a.m.)'

NEW YORK, TO DAY.

French Minister of AMAZING SCENES IN STREETS SAME NOW AS WHEN THE UNITED STATES ABANDONED THE

Colonies, has resigned.

Bayonne, To-day.

'One of the latter said, "It is a

The city is stupified by As the result of his

the arrest of M. Garut, mem- step, the threatened re- ber of the Chamber of De- puttes and Mayor of the signation of the whole

town. French Cabinet, follow- It is reported that the Prefect ing the exposure of the had tears in his eyes when he ar- rested Garat, who was an intim- gigantic swindle in Bay-ate friend of the magistrates who onne Municipal pawn-examined him. broking establishment sad day for us, but friendship can- bonds, last week, has not be allowed to stand in the way

of duty." been averted.

Amazing scenes were witnessed. It was reported on Sunday that in Bayonne last night. The streels M. Camille Chautemps, the Premier, were Alled with crowds shouting demanded M. Dalimer's resigna-Garat has been arrested," "Gart tion as the only alternative to ması The customers in the principal resignation of the Government. The cafe became so excited that they Government has now been saved. smashed the glasses and forgot to

In letters to M. Stavisky, alpay for their drinks-Reuter. Russian, who is alleged to have

3s in prison."

THE HANDY-HARMON ANNUAL REVIEW OF. SILVER STATES THAT PRICES, IN TERMS OF GOLD, ARE ABOUT THE

GOLD STANDARD SLIGHTLY MORE THAN 28: CENTS. PER OUNCE, ON ACCOUNT OF THE WORLD-WIDE SOARING OF PRICES. WHICH IS REALLY DUE TO THE DEPRECIATION OF THE DOLLAR.

Much of the silver speculation is due to a desire for protec- tion against inflation, the review asserts. It calls attention to the fact that a substantial rise in silver depends upon increased im- pertation to the large consumers, such as India and China.

The review believes that justification for the anti- cipated higher prices is due to further weakness of the dollar, especially if the Administration continues ts. de- preciation programme. It also expresses a bellet that stabilisation will eventually eliminate the incentive for speculative purchases and dis-believes that the United States will adopt bimetallism without International co operation, which is most únlikely,

The reviewers further believe that the maximung expand valver- purchases have already been accomplished as the result of President Roosevelt's decree-United Press per S. C. Gold Bar Co.

GOLD AND SILVER PURCHASES.

ROOSEVELT TO DEFY

SENATE?

engineered the fraudulent issue RE-ORGANISATION Proceeds With Waterway

of bonds, M. Dalimier warmly re-l commended the faked issue or a good investment, The latter. however, asserted that he had never met the Russian swindler. but had written the letters atļ the request. of M. Durand. Minister of Commerce,

The letters were widely used in floating the issue. which is stated to amount to over £6,000,000.

of the Russian,-United Press.

OF POLICE

Drastic Changes By Government.

Paris, To-day.

n

As a result of the Bayonne) scandal. M. Chautemps has nounced revolutionary Police re organisation. under which the

Treaty.

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL.

By Telegraph, Copyright. Telepra- phie "Merages Ordinance. 18DL. ceived January 9, 9.0% a.m.)

Washington, To-day. President Roosevelt will send two messages to the United States Congress to- morrow, Blates Senator Robinson, the Democratic House leader:

U.S. Treasury's Huge Operations.

London had its first tante of real wintry weather with a heavy fall of snow at Hampstead, on December 8.--A› helping hand for the milkman's horse as he climbed a slippery road by the side of Hampstead Heath.—(8. & G.).

“DIPLOMACY

NO SUBSTITUTE FOR GENEVA”

SIMON'S TOUR ONLY AN INTERLUDE.

HINDU BOMB

TERRORISTS

76 KILLED

IN MOB CRUSH

AT KYOTO

Hundreds Trampled On Railway Bridge.

TRAGEDY CAUSED BY WAN STUMBLING

Tokyo, To-day.

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Nine were killed and over 100 injured last night when excited crowds stumbled over each other when seeing off newly-enlisted naval re- crults at Kyoto railway'sta- tion. Sixty of the injured are in a serious condition.

Tokyo, Later. The fatalities in last night's Kyoto tragedy are variously . re- ported by the vernacular papers as between seventy and eighty. The latest figure given by "Rengo" iz ¡76.

CAPTURED lines to the platform to see off

EXCITING TUSSLES AT CHITTAGONG.

EDEN STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF ARMED GUARDS SHOOT DOWN

DISARMAMENT".

Crowds numbering several thousands were surging over a narrow bridge crossing the

the recruits, when a man stugh- bird at the foot of the steps. Others coming down the steps behind him tripped över his pros- trate body, and in a minute or two huge struggling pile of hundreds of persons were trampling each other to death...

ASSAILANTS

Many were smothered, being un- Chittagong, To-day.able to resist the pressure of the Details of the bomb, outrage crowds, behind, Bouter, "which" occured “cking” Encker

London, To-day.

the recent exchanges of views ou

The first minimal comment se

match here, on Sunday, show that FALL OF SHUIKOW the Disarmament question between Mr. M.-F. Clearyy the Superinten the various Governments, through dent of Folice, who was slightly

CONFIRMED their Embassies and in direct can-wounded, ducked as the bomb was sultations between Ministers, was thrown at him."

made this evening by the Lord He grappled with his assailant, whom Mr. Cleary's chauffeur Privy Seal, Mr. Anthony Eden, in a shot dead. The bullet wounded speech at Alcester.

[Mr. Cleary in the hand.

Referring in particular to Sir John Simon's visits to Paris and Rome, he said there could be no

An armed guard chased and

overpowered another assailant after firing at him. Meanwhile, two more bombs were thrown at other Europeans in the crowd at which one of the He was, how-

Washington, To-day. The United States treasury has received U. 8. $2,810,000,000 worth of gold since the gold restrictions doubt that they had had valuable removing doubts and were tightened up on December 28, results-

According to the Treasury Se-gaining important assurances.

The first need of the world was assailants fired. cretary, Mr. Henry Morgenthau,

ever, captured with his weapon. A fourth assailant tried to es-

detained in custody.

the Treasury purchased U. 8. #44,- for agreement upon Disarmament, 713,000 dollars worth of Govern-not only on account of the Import- ment bonds last week, the highestance of that issue itself, but owing cape but was wounded and is now weekly total since the policy was to the greater political significance inaugurated seven weeks ago. which it now embodied.

Conversations through diplo matic channels and otherwise were solely for that purpose; they were no substitute for

an-,

They were an inter- lude to enable the work at Geneva to proceed with better prospects of success.

M. Garat, the Mayor of Bay-control of the Police throughout | onne, who is concurrently a mem-the country will be centralised in The first will propose the re ber of Deputies, has been arrest-the hands of the Surete Generale. adjustment of Farm Credit Bonds ed in connection with the affair, The Paris Prefecture Police of to guarantee principal as well as

Mr. Morgenthau added that the but Stavisky has disappeared. which M. Chiappe is the head will interest.

Government had purchased 1157 The Chief Editor of the nows-lcease to be separate entity and will

of silver since the paper. "Volonte," M. Dubarry, is become of secondary importance.

The second will urge the rati-ounces fication of the St. Lawrence nouncement on December 21, or- stated to have repeatedly inter- The move is the cause of

Geneva. dering the Government to purchase. Waterway Treaty. vened with M. Dalimier on behalf

greatest surprise to Parisians A minor Senate rebellion is ex. at 84% cents per ounce.-Reuter. who do not love the Surete, pected if President Roosevelt while they idolise M. Chlappe. persists in forcing the St. Law Other far-reaching reforms are reace Waterway Treaty through, proposed for Savings Banks which in the near future. **** United will be given greater protection, and Press, per S.-C. Gold Bar Co. [the Magistracy; which will be sub ject to stricter control In.order to avoid repeated adjournment of cases and other abuses brought to light by the Bayonne scandal.-

per S. C. Gold Bar Co.

STAVISKY KILLS HIMSELF.

Swindler's Suicide.

Chamonix, To-day.

Serge Slavisky, wanted in con-Reuter. nection with the Bayonne bond-

frauds, committed suicide by shoot-Forest of Fontainebleau op June 8, ing himself as the police entered 1926.

the villa where he was staying yea "Ile prefered death to answering terday.

In summons to give evidence against The police have been engaging his son, the journal, states.

COLONIAL LOAN ISSUE.

Negotiations 3 Per Cent. Guaranteed Stock.

Londen, To-day. Applications are invited for issue

in an intensive search and traced That Stavisky, a week ago, in-of. 31,570,000 in Nyasaland Govern his actions from December 28; tended suicide rather than be ment three per cent... guaranteed. when he stayed at Servor, in the caught, was told to the examining stock, 1964/74, Haute Savolo, till January 2. He Magistrate at Bayonne by a former The lists will open and close on then left with a friend by motor-member of the staff of the news-Wednesday next. car for Mageve-Beuter.

STAVISKY'S FATHER ALSO A SUICIDE:

Ivice

DR. W. W. YEN LEAVING MOSCOW LEGATION

|paper Folonie, with which the finan-{ · ·The prics of issue...is 98%1⁄2 per Although Stavisky was still fly. cler was connected,

cent Both principal and interest ing when the polica gained entrance

Ife said that Stavisky, who {are guaranteed by the British to the house, he died at 3.50 am-

looked exhausted, toyed with a }Treasury=British Wireless · Ser- revolver and muttered. "They Router.

won't get me alive."-Reuter.

TAKEN OUT ON A STRETCHER

Chamonix, To-day. Following the po'ics ra'd, Stavia- This Paris newspaper, Le Matin, ky, was woon by a “Eeuter"?" corres recalls, in connection with the suicide pondent taken up of the villa om/ of Barge Stavisky, that Emmanbel stretcher, which was rusänd Staviaky, the former's father, com3 from a mile away. mitted suicida by shooting In the

Faria To-day.

(Continued on Page 91

LOCAL DOLLAR. UNCHANGED.

Silver Prices Steady.

Reform Of The Longue

Nanking Troops Nearing

Foochow.

NEW 19th ARMY LEADER?

Nanking, To-day. Confirmation has been re- ceived of the occupation on January 7 of Shulkow, a port on the Min River, 40 miles - north-west of Foochow The capture of this position presages the doom of Foochow Reuter,

Further reports from Nanking state that following the fall of Shui- kow, the Government troops are pushing on to Foochow from direi- tions,

One of the assailants has been identified as Krishna choudhury, who is alleged to have been implicated in the

The storming of Shuikow was Chittagong armoury raid in carried out by crack divisions ́under. April, 1930.

Generals Chiang Ting-wen and Many Hindu terrorists respon Chang Hsi-chung. The same troops sible for that incident are still at were responsible for the capture of large. Reuter.

Tenping, * few days earlier. Severe fighting took place on both

Referring to the problem of the JAPANESE TRADE occasions.

fature of the League, he said there could be no doubt that public opinion in Britain' did not welcome with any The dollar remains unchanged, cordiality the suggestion of the re- jopening to-day at 1/8.

form of the League' at this time:] No change is to be recorded in therefore the assurance, which was silver prices, spot closing at 19% one outcome of Sir John Simon's yesterday and forward at 19 3/16. visit to Rome, that there was'... an The cross rate, London on New agreement between the Italian_and] York is -G$5.00, while New York British Governments that Disarma- on London÷ts &-G$5.07%1⁄2‚ ̈ ̈

ment must come first and League Reform second, was doubly welcome. (Continued on Page 9.), BRITAIN'S SHARE OF

LIQUOR IMPORTS. FRENCH LINER FIRE

DISASTER. Reciprocal Agreement With America.

J

Seven Officials Charged With Homicide..

It is reported that in accordance

COMPETITION wig with the offer of the Nanking

India Agreement "Too Generous.”

MANCHESTER ANXIETY

London. Today,

'A. special, meeting of the Manchester Chamber of A Commerce will be convened * on January - 29 to, konsider

the adoption of more opport tion to Japanese cotton com- petition, an

A special""" committee which discussed Japanese competition İyesterday issued a statement de- [clared that the Indian mill- owners and the Lancashire cot- ton industrialists may feel that

Washington, To-day. Several days of difficult negotia-

* Faria, To-day. tions terminated in a reciprocal. As a sequel to the "Georges the raj has been more gene agreement between Great Britain Philippar disaster in May, 1932, than the circumstances. and America, by which America seven persons have been charged warranted in the terms giv will increase Britain's liquor quota with homicide by negligence by In return for an increased pors failure to observe regula

an in the Indo-apar quota

especially In

* They include" M. Fal Britain has undertaken to admit engineer

of the an additional 11,8,$1,000,000 Worth Maritimes, and

of the pork from. Ameri the lat

eeing to double the press

duke quote of 807,000.

qt, reduc

Government, General Tam Kal-shau has formally accepted the post as Commander-in-Chief of the 19th Route Army.

tol.18

CITY____ WITHOUT MILK

Chicago Milk Dumped By Strikers a

Chicago, To-day, cannot be purchased":

at any price in Chicago in quence of the embargo simed by the Pure Milk Association on January 6, de- signed to eliminate the in- dent price cutting, com-

boycott which favolves

dafrymen "and" farmers. within a 100-mile radius of the of the city, has been carried out tho daly

roughly

All supplies are stopped by ing dumped in the river or held

railway

- Independent

bronking

tarters.